2021年成人英语三级学位英语阅读理解练习题

2021年成人英语三级学位英语阅读理解练习题(五)Interactuseappearstocauseadropinpsychologicalhealth,accordingtoresearchatCarnegieMellonUniversity.EvenpeoplewhospentjustafewhoursaweekontheInternetexperiencedmorebadfeelingsandlonelinessthanthosewhowasonlinelessfrequently,thetwo-yearstudyshowed.Researchersarepuzzlingovertheresults,whichwerecompletelycontrarytotheirexpectations.TheyexpectedthattheNetwouldprovesociallyhealthierthantelevision,sincetheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.ThefactthatInternetusereducestimeavailableforfamilyandfriendsmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth,researchershypothesized(推测).Faceless,bodiless“virtual”(虚的)communicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation,andtherelationshipsformedthroughitmaybeshallower.Anotherpossibilityisthatexposuretothewiderworld

throughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.“Butit'simportanttorememberthisisnotaboutthetechnology,it'sabouthowitisused,”sayspsychologistChristineRileyofIntel,oneofthestudy'ssponsors(发起人)."Itreallypointstotheneedforconsideringsocialfactorsintermsofhowyoudesignapplicationsandservicesfortechnology."1.What'sthefindingoftheresearchundertakenatCarnegieMellonUniversity?A)PeoplespendmoretimeontheInternetnow.B)Peoplespendlesstimewiththeirfamiliesandfriendsnow.C)TheNetprovessociallyhealthierthantelevision.D)Internetusemaycauseadropinpsychologicalhealth.2.Whathadtheresearchersexpectedbeforetheresearch?

A)TheNetmayaccountforthedropinpsychologicalhealth.B)Internetusemayimprovesocialhealth.C)Internetusehasnothingtodowithsocialhealth.D)SpendingmuchtimeontheInternetmakespeoplefeelbadandlonely.3.Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A)TheNetallowsuserstochoosetheirinformationandtocommunicatewithothers.B)Internetcommunicationmaybelesspsychologicallysatisfyingthanactualconversation.C)UndevelopedInternettechnologycausesthedropinpsychologicalhealth.D)ThewiderworldthroughtheNetmakesuserslesssatisfiedwiththeirlives.4.WhatdoesChristineRiley,thepsychologist,suggest?

A)It'snecessarytotakesocialfactorsintoaccountindesigningapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.B)It'simportanttotelltheusershowtodesignandapplythetechnology.C)Comparedwithsocialfactors,thetechnologyitselfhasmoreinfluenceontheInternetusers.D)Nosocialfactorsshouldbeconsideredinapplicationsandservicesfortechnology.5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthepassage?A)HowtoUsetheInternetB)DisadvantagesoftheInternetC)SocialFactorsandtheInternetD)InternetMayCauseBadFeelings正确答案：DBCAD2021年成人英语三级学位英语阅读理解练习题(四)

MartinLutherKingJr.BythetimetheMontgomeryImprovementAssociationchosethe26-year-oldMartinLutherKingJr.asitsleader,thehours-oldbusboycottbytheblackcitizensofMontgomery,Alabama,wasalreadyanoverwhelmingsuccess.Kingwouldlaterwritethathisunanticipatedcalltoleadership"happenedsoquicklythatIdidnothavetimetothinkinthrough.""ItisprobablethatifIhad,Iwouldhavedeclinedthenomination."Althoughpressreportsatthetimefocusedonhisinspiringoratory,Kingwasactuallyareluctantleaderofamovementinitiatedbyothers.(TheboycottbeganonDec.51955.)Hissubsequentwritingsandprivatecorrespondencerevealmanwhoseinnerdoubtssharplycontrastwithhispublicpersona.Intheearlydaysofhisinvolvement,Kingwastroubledbytelephonethreats,discordwithintheblackcommunityandMontgomery's"gettough"policy,towhichkingattributedhisjailingonaminortrafficviolation.Onenight,asheconsideredwaysto"moveoutofthepicturewithoutappearingacoward,"hebegantoprayaloud

and,atthatmoment,"experiencedthepresenceoftheGodasIhadneverexperiencedHimbefore."Hewouldlateradmitthatwhentheboycottbegan,hewasnotyetfirmlycommittedtoGandhianprinciples.Althoughhehadbeenexposedtothoseteachingsincollege,hehadremainedskeptical."Ithoughttheonlywaywecouldsolveourproblemofsegregationwasanarmedrevolt,"herecalled."IfeltthattheChristianethicoflovewasconfinedtoindividualrelationships."OnlyafterhishomewasbombedinlateJanuarydidkingreconsiderhisviewsonviolence.(Atthetime,hewasseekingagunpermitandwasprotectedbyarmedbodyguards.)CompetingwitheachothertoinfluenceKingweretwoardentpacifists:BayardRustin,ablackactivistwiththeWarResistersLeague,andtheRev.GlennE.Smiley,awhitestaffmemberoftheFellowshipofReconciliation.RustinwasshockedtodiscoveraguninKing'shouse,whileSmileyinformedfellowpacifiststhatKing'shomewas"anarsenal."1.WhatdidKingthinkofhisnominationasleaderoftheMontgomeryBoycott?

A)Hehadn'B)Hehadtothinkaboutitcarefully.C)Hewouldrefusetoacceptit.D)Hewaspreparedtoacceptit.2.WhywasKingunwillingtoleadthemovementatfirst?A)Becausehedoubtediftheboycottwouldbesuccessful.B)Becausehewastroubledwithatrafficaccidentatthattime.C)Becausehethoughthewastooyoungtobealeader.D)Becausehehimselfdidn'tstarttheboycott.3.WhichofthefollowingisNotmentionedassomethingthathappenedatthebeginningoftheblackpeople'smovement?A)Kingwasputintoprison.B)Blackpeopledisagreedwitheachother.

C)King'sarmedrevoltproposalwasturneddown.D)BlackpeoplefoundithardtoacceptthepolicypursuedinMontgomery.4.WhichofthefollowingwastheimmediatecausethatmadeKingchangehisviewonviolence?A)Theeducationhereceivedincollege.B)Theattackofhishome.C)Theinfluenceoftwoactivenon-violenceadvocates.D)TheverdictoftheSupremeCourt.5.InParagraph4,thelastsentence"King'shomewas'anarsenal'"meansA)King'shomewasaplacewherepeoplegottogether.B)King'shomewasaplacewherepeopletestedbombs.C)King'shomewasaplacewhereweaponswerestored.D)King'shomewasaplacewherebombsexploded.正确答案：ADCBC

2021年成人英语三级学位英语阅读理解练习题(三)EarlyorLaterDayCareTheBritishpsychoanalystJohnBowlbymaintainsthatseparationfromtheparentsduringthesensitive"attachment"periodfrombirthtothreemayscarachild'spersonalityandpredisposetoemotionalproblemsinlaterlife.SomepeoplehavedrawntheconclusionfromBowlby'sworkthatchildrenshouldnotbesubjectedtodaycarebeforetheageofthreebecauseoftheparentalseparationitentails,andmanypeopledobelievethis.Buttherearealsoargumentsagainstsuchastrongconclusion.Firstly,anthropologistspointoutthattheinsulatedloveaffairbetweenchildrenandparentsfoundinmodernsocietiesdoesnotusuallyexistintraditionalsocieties.Forexample,insometribalsocieties,suchastheNgoni,thefatherandmotherofachilddidnotreartheirinfantalone-farfromit.Secondly,commonsensetellsusthatdaycarewouldnotbesowidespreadtodayifparents,care-takersfoundchildrenhadproblemswithit.Statisticalstudiesofthiskindhavenotyetbeencarriedout,andtheyhaveuniformlyreportedthatdaycarehadaneutralor

slightlypositiveeffectonchildren'sdevelopment.Butteststhathavehadtobeusedtomeasurethisdevelopmentarenotwidelyenoughacceptedtosettletheissue.Bowlby'sanalysisraisesthepossibilitythatearlydaycarehasdelayedeffects.Thepossibilitythatsuchcaremightleadto,say,morementalillnessorcrime15or20yearslatercanonlybeexploredbytheuseofstatistics.Whateverthelong-termeffects,parentssometimesfindtheimmediateeffectsdifficulttodealwith.Childrenunderthreearelikelytoprotestatleavingtheirparentsandshowunhappiness.Attheageofthreeorthreeandahalfalmostallchildrenfindthetransitiontonurseryeasy,andthisisundoubtedlywhymoreandmoreparentsmakeuseofchildcareatthistime.Thematter,then,isfarfromclear-cut,thoughexperienceandavailableevidenceindicatethatearlycareisreasonableforinfants.练习：But1.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldBowlbysupport?A)Statisticalstudiesshouldbecarriedouttoassessthepositiveeffectofdaycareforchildrenattheageofthreeorolder.

B)Earlydaycarecandelaytheoccurrenceofmentalillnessinchildren.C)Thefirstthreeyearsofone'slifeisextremelyimportanttothelaterdevelopmentofpersonality.D)Childrenunderthreegetusedtothelifeatnurseryschoolsmorereadilythanchildrenoverthree.2.WhichofthefollowingisderivablefromBowlby'swork?A)mothersshouldnotsendtheirchildrentodaycarecentersuntiltheyarethreeyearsorolder.B)Daycarenurserieshavepositiveeffectsonachild'sdevelopment.C)Achildsenttoadaycarecenterbeforetheageofthreemayhaveemotionalproblemsinlaterlife.D)Daycarewouldnotbesopopularifithasnoticeableeffectsonachild'spersonality.3.ItissuggestedthatmodernsocietiesdifferfromtraditionalsocietiesinthatA)theparents-childrelationshipismoreexclusiveinmodernsocieties.B)achildmoreoftengrowsupwithhis/herbrothersorsistersintraditionalsocieties.C)motherbringsup

childrenwiththehelpofherhusbandintraditionalsocieties.D)childreninmodernsocietiesaremorelikelytodevelopmentalillnessinlateryears.followingstatementsisNOTanargumentagainstBowlby'stheory?4.WhichoftheA)manystudiesshowthatdaycarehasapositiveeffectonchildren'sdevelopment.B)Daycareissafe,otherwisetherewouldn'tbesomanynurseryschools.C)Separationfromparentforveryyoungchildreniscommoninsometraditionalsocieties.D)Parentsfindtheimmediateeffectsofearlydaycaredifficulttodealwith.5.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthewriter'sattitudetowardsearlydaycare?A)Childrenunderthreeshouldstaywithheirparents.B)Earlydaycarehaspositiveeffectsonchildren'sdevelopment.C)Theissueiscontroversialanditssettlementcallsfortheuseofstatistics.D)Theeffectsofearlydaycareonchildrenare

exaggeratedandparentsshouldignoretheissue.正确答案：CAADC2021年成人英语三级学位英语阅读理解练习题(二)DiningCustomEverylandhasitsowndiningcustom，andtheUnitedStatesisnoexception.Americansfeelthatthefirstruleofbeingapoliteguestistobeontime.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerat6：30，thehostessexpectshimtobethereat6：30ornotmorethanafewminutesafter.Becausesheusuallydoesherowncooking，shetimesthemealsothatthecoffeeandmeatwillbeattheirbestatthetimesheaskstheguesttocome.Ifheislate，thefoodwillnotbesogood，andthehostesswillbedisappointed.Whentheguestcannotcomeontime，hecallshishostorhostessonthetelephone，givesthereason，andtellsatwhattimehethinkshecancome.Asguestscontinuetoarrive，themeninthegroupstandwhenawomanentersandremainstandinguntilshehasfoundachair.Amanalwaysriseswhenheisbeing

introducedtoawoman.Awomandoesnotrisewhensheisbeingintroducedeithertoamanorawomanunlessthewomanismucholder.Whentheguestssitdownatadinnertable，itiscustomaryforthementohelptheladiesbypushingtheirchairsunderthem.EvenanAmericanmaybeconfusedbythenumberofknives，forks，andspoonsbesidehisplatewhenhesitsdowntoaformaldinner.Theruleissimple，however，usethemintheorderinwhichtheylie，beginningfromtheoutside.Orwatchthehostessanddowhatshedoes.Thesmallforkontheoutsideontheleftisforsalad，whichisoftenservedwiththesoup.Thespoonontheoutsideattherightisforsoup，andsoon.Sometimesthereisaseparatelittleknife，calledabutterspreader，onasmallbread-and-butterplateattheleft.Asthebreadispassed，eachguestputshispieceonthebread-and-butterplate.1.Asacountryofimmigrants，theU.S.doesnothaveitsowndiningcustoms.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned2.Theguestisexpectedtoarriveontimebecausethecoffeeandmeatwillbeattheirbestatthetimeheisrequiredtocome.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned3.Awomanusuallyriseswhensheisbeingintroducedtoanagedgentleman.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned4.Atadinnertable，itiscustomaryforthementoarrangechairsforladies.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned5.AtformalAmericandinner，theknives，forks，andspoonsbesidetheplateareplacedinacertainorder.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned6.Therightordertousetheknives，forksandspoonsataformaldinnerisfromthelefttotheright.A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

7.Ataformaldinner，breadisusuallyservedtogetherwithsaladandsoup.A.RightB.WrongC.NotmentionedKEY：BABCABC2021年成人英语三级学位英语阅读理解练习题(一)PlantsandMankindBotany，thestudyofpants，occupiesapeculiarpositioninthehistoryofhumanknowledge.Wedon'tknowwhatourstoneAgeancestorsknewaboutplants，butfromwhatwecanobserveofpreindustrialsocietiesthatstillexist，adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient.Thisislogical.Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings，evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportanttothewelfareofpeople，notonlyforfood，butalsoforclothing，weapon，tools，dyes，medicines，shelter，andmanyotherpurposes.TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazonrecognizehundredsofplantsandknowmanypropertiesofeach.Tothembotanyhasnonameandis

probablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof"knowledge"atall.Unfortunately，themoreindustrializedwebecomethefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants，andthelessdistinctoutknowledgeofbotanygrows.Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge，andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearoseanappleoranorchid.WhenourNeolithicancestors，livi